Days after the horrific attack in Paris, my newsfeed flooded with Facebook profile pictures. Many people started to filter their profile photos into red, blue and white bars. Embarrassed, I realized I...
Almost two-thirds of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese today, compared to 23 percent in the 1980s. The average American is now 23 pounds heavier than his or her ideal body weight. The National...
Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Opinions Editor
• February 3, 2016
With the Golden Globes appearing this past month and the Grammys and Academy Awards set to air on our screens this February, award show season is undeniably in full-swing.
However, ever since the Academy...
Apps such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat all fall under one category called social media. Over the years, social media apps have influenced an enormous amount of cyber bullying, surrounding...
Since the first women’s rights convention in 1848, women have been fighting men for equality. More than 150 years later, women are still fighting to be given all the same rights and chances that men...
According to the research done by Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, nearly 200,000 students that are victims of bullying are estimated to bring weapons to school. Additionally,...
While many other schools help students prepare for their careers by requiring students to intern or participate in summer programs, East does not feel that this is necessary.
East students should be...
Cultural appropriation is the act of stealing culture; using traditions for reasons other than their true purpose, usually recreating them for fashion.
One example of this is the henna tattoo, or a...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past thirty years. As the obesity rate of the American...
Shari Boiskin, Eastside Opinions Editor
• December 2, 2015
Three terrorist attacks around the world happened between the two day span of Thursday, November 12 to Friday, November 13. All three attacks were bombings in public areas and were perpetrated by ISIS....
With so many superhero TV shows and movies, there is a superhero for everybody. As such a beloved genre, even with a giant Marvel Cinematic Universe with Marvel TV shows and a DC movie universe with DC...
Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Opinions Editor
• November 18, 2015
In the year 2015, receiving a software update for one’s iPhone is like an early birthday present. Testing out all the cool new features and playing around with a new layout can fascinate people for days,...
Cherry Hill East’s softball field is not as appealing as those in other schools. There has been talk amongst the students that the majority of the money is going to be used for building a turf field...
This year at East, numerous websites and phone Apps have been blocked through the Barracuda Web Filter. The Barracuda Web Filter is a combination of spyware, malware and virus protection. It allows the...
Ben Goldsmith, Eastside Multimedia Editor
• October 23, 2015
Apple’s new iPhone 6s claims that everything has changed— Everything? I recently upgraded to the 6s+ from my 6+ to get in on all the hoopla.
The biggest, most notable change comes with their...
